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Little Ben Dwarf Gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa 'Little Ben'
Little Ben is a compact deciduous gooseberry with spring flowers and summer fruit, suited to sunny or partly shaded edible gardens with well-drained soil.
Explore this plant4-way fruit cocktail tree
Prunus
A multi-graft Prunus tree brings spring flowers and variable stone-fruit harvests to a sunny home orchard, with size and hardiness depending on its grafts and rootstock.
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Prunus salicina 'Santa Rosa'
Santa Rosa plum brings white spring bloom and edible summer fruit to sunny home orchards; allow for rootstock-dependent size and manage brown rot in wet weather.
Explore this plantPrairie Petite lilac
Syringa vulgaris 'Prairie Petite'
Prairie Petite is a compact lilac with fragrant pink spring blooms that fade lavender. Give it full sun, well-drained soil, and space for good airflow.
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Common lilac cultivars
Syringa vulgaris
Fragrant spring blooms distinguish common lilac cultivars, large deciduous shrubs for sunny borders or screens where drainage, winter chill, and mature space suit the selection.
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Red huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium
This native deciduous shrub brings green stems, spring flowers, and edible red berries to moist, partly shaded woodland plantings and habitat edges in Southwest Washington gardens.
Explore this plantScarlet Ovation Evergreen Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum 'Scarlet Ovation'
Scarlet Ovation is a compact evergreen huckleberry with colorful new growth, spring flowers, and edible berries. Plant in acidic, well-drained soil for low hedges or groups.
Explore this plantEternal Fragrance daphne
Daphne transatlantica 'Eternal Fragrance'
A compact daphne with fragrant, pink-flushed spring flowers and possible repeat bloom; site it in sun or partial shade with sharp drainage near a path.
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